vaalpens
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Cleaning Dies and Coating Dies ; I could publish a short book on it . Basically if you don't have an ultrasonic cleaner ,just get an appropriate metal pan ( or empty soup can ) and place them in it cover with Acetone or Lacquer thinner .
Allow a couple of minutes and take a QTip swab wash or wipe inside while in the solution . Upon removal immediate compressed air dry ,followed by your choice of lube product . I use Boeshield T9 inside and out , set on cardboard allow #5 minutes and wipe any excess off with paper towels or clean shop rag . You can take the Dirty thinner and strain it via coffee and paper towel filter and place it into an appropriately Marked Metal can for later reuses also .
I wear special Stansolv gloves for chemical protection . You can just Double up on nitrile gloves from that harbor place but DON'T keep your fingers submerged in either solvent . As an occupational hazard I have ZERO fat left in my hands ,hell I don't even have legible fingerprints any longer !.
Thanks for the detailed information you provided. Good thing you reminded everybody to use good gloves when working with cleaning solvents. Not having legible fingerprints probably opens up some job opportunities we are not allowed to talk about in an open forum.